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When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class...
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Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers--pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, says Baylor University historian Beth Allison Barr. It arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments....
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Tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead readers through a wacky museum dedicated to vestigial structures: body parts that were essential to our ancestors but are no longer useful to us--even though they're still hanging around. From goosebumps and hiccups to exploding organs and monkey muscles, each room in the museum shows us that these parts have stories to tell us about our past.
10) Here and queer
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A celebration of queerness and a guide to give queer girls the tools they need to explore their identity on their own terms.
13) Dump Trucks
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Beep! Beep! Here comes a dump truck! Young students can learn basic facts about these load-bearing machines through simple text and colorful photos in this beginning title. Photo labels, diagrams, and picture glossaries clarify and reinforce the text to support readers who are just starting out.
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Valorie Fisher presents a a STEM-supporting introduction into the science of what we eat and where ingredients come from by exploring what happens behind the scenes of favorite, everyday foods like pizza, honey, milk, maple syrup, vegetable soup, and more! Now You Know What You Eat also includes a glossary, a graphic about the food groups, as well as an introduction to vitamins and minerals.
18) Octopuses
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Photographs and easy-to-read text introduce readers to the special life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of octopuses. Ocean images aid student's understanding of one of the most intelligent ocean animals. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.
19) We can say no
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A story that helps teach young children that it's okay to say no. Feeling empowered to say no is a key foundation of consent. We Can Say No builds children's social and emotional skills and helps teach them that it's okay to say no. The fifth book in the We Say What's Okay series, We Can Say No follows Zakiya and Sami as they learn that their bodies, including their hair, belong to them and that no one should touch them without permission. Using the...
20) Starfish
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Photographs and easy-to-read text introduce readers to the special life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of starfish. Photographs lead students in their exploration of this stellar shaped creature. QR codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.